JP4393534B2 - Image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, image processing method, and image processing program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus that inputs image data to be extracted from an image object, stores object data representing the image object, and outputs the object data.

  In recent years, multifunctional image forming apparatuses in which a printer function, a scanner function, and the like are combined have been widely used. By using such an image forming apparatus, for example, a paper drawing can be scanned, a shape model included in the drawing can be recognized, and stored as a database.

  Further, in recent years, wireless communication means via a network has become widespread, and digital image data communication is widely performed in a network in which terminals having different display capabilities are mixed, such as a computer including a database and a wireless portable terminal. It has been broken. For example, even in a network in which a technique such as that disclosed in Patent Document 1 is developed and terminals having different display capabilities are mixed, digital image data can be favorably displayed on the display screen of the terminal.

  However, for example, in an intra-company network, when multiple users reuse an object stored in a database using an image forming apparatus and create a new object, the terminal display The abilities are considered roughly equivalent. In such a case, speeding up the browsing of the object by the user is a particular problem. In general, when a plurality of objects stored in a database are displayed in a list, the display response time becomes longer as the number of objects increases, so that convenience for the user is lowered. In addition, there are cases where it is desired to prohibit another user from reusing a new object created by the user without permission.

  However, even in such a case, it is desirable that the object can be used by a simple method if there is an agreement between users. In the following Patent Document 2, a multi-function image forming apparatus capable of quickly retrieving information on a desired document from an accumulated document by using a use frequency is disclosed. According to this multi-function image forming apparatus, document names and the like are displayed in order of frequency of use, and a user can select a document, thereby enabling quick search. Furthermore, since the authentication is performed using not only the user code such as ID but also human body information such as voice, fingerprint, and iris, it is said that the safety of the system can be improved.

However, in Patent Document 2, there is no particular problem regarding the reaction time until a large number of documents are displayed on the display unit. In addition, a hardware device for recognizing human body information is required, and document authentication and deauthentication settings are complicated.
JP 2003-241738 A (paragraph [0014]) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-49972 (paragraph [0027], FIG. 5)

  Accordingly, in view of the above points, the present invention includes an image processing apparatus and an image processing apparatus that can quickly display a list of a plurality of objects and can easily set and release confidentiality of objects. An object is to provide an image forming apparatus.

In order to solve the above problems, an image processing apparatus according to the present invention provides:
Storage means for storing the object data from the image data representing the document containing the image data and the image data of an object included in extracts the contour line data of the object, image data and contour line data of the extracted said object When,
First conversion means for converting outline data of the object included in the object data into raster data indicating the outline of the object;
Second conversion means for converting image data of the object included in the object data into raster data of the object;
A receiving means for accepting designation of a display mode;
Display means for displaying raster data of the object or raster data indicating an outline of the object;
Display control means for causing the display means to display raster data of the object or raster data indicating the outline of the object according to the display mode received by the receiving means ,
The display control means includes
The display mode received by the receiving unit is a simple mode in which raster data indicating the contour of the object is displayed on the display unit, or a detailed mode in which raster data indicating the contour of the object is displayed on the display unit. First judging means for judging whether or not,
When the first determination unit determines that the simple mode is selected, the first conversion unit converts the object outline data stored by the storage unit into raster data indicating the object outline, First simplified display control means for causing the display means to display raster data indicating the contour of the converted object;
A second determination unit that determines whether the second conversion unit is busy when the first determination unit determines that the detailed mode is set;
When it is determined by the second determination means that the second conversion means is busy, the outline data of the object stored in the first conversion means by the storage means is used as the outline of the object. Second simple display control means for converting the display data into raster data and displaying the converted raster data indicating the outline of the object on the display means;
If the second determination means determines that the second conversion means is not busy, the image data of the object stored in the storage means in the second conversion means is converted into raster data of the object. And detailed display control means for displaying the converted raster data of the object on the display means .

  According to the present invention, it is possible to quickly display a list of a plurality of objects, and it is possible to easily set and release confidentiality of objects.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same reference number is attached | subjected to the same component and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an image processing apparatus and an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the image forming apparatus 10 includes an image reading unit 100, a controller unit 110, an operation unit 120, and a printer unit 130. The image reading unit 100 includes image input means for inputting image data that is an object extraction target. For example, a paper document is optically read by a scanner and converted into electronic data. In general, an optically read paper document is converted into RGB or contone data having 8 bits for each color. The operation unit 120 includes a contour drawing unit 121, a display memory 122, a display unit 123, and an input unit 124. The user of the image forming apparatus 10 can instruct to display a list of objects, for example, with the input unit 124, and can view, for example, the objects displayed in a list with the display unit 123. The contour drawing unit 121 and the display memory 122 will be described later.

  For example, the printer unit 130 can print image data desired by the user. The controller unit 110 includes a network control unit 113, a CPU 114, a memory 115, a DMA 116, a cross bus switch 117, and a hard disk 119. The image forming apparatus 10 often includes many functions that require real-time performance, such as a scanner function and a printer function. Therefore, in general, by configuring the cross bus switch 117, when a plurality of data communications are performed between arbitrary functional units, the waiting time of each functional unit is reduced.

  The memory 115 functions as a main memory for the CPU 114. The DMA 116 displays the object data stored in the hard disk 119 on the display unit 123. In FIG. 1, a DMA (Direct Memory Access) function for transferring data on the hard disk 119 to the display unit 123 without using the CPU 114 is realized by the DMA 116. The network control unit 113 has an interface function for connecting to the external network 140.

  The controller unit 110 further includes an object separation processing unit 111, a packet generation unit 112, a network control unit 113, and an object drawing unit 118, and controls the image reading unit 100 and the printer unit 130. The controller unit 110 controls the operation unit 120 via the cross bus switch 117. Hereinafter, the controller unit 110 and the operation unit 120 in FIG. 1 are also referred to as an image processing apparatus 11.

  Next, the operation of the image forming apparatus 10 when the image reading unit 100 reads a paper document will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the concept of generating object data. Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the input image input to the image reading unit 100, that is, a paper document, is a square shape model (hereinafter referred to as an object) and a round shape model having a diagonal pattern. Is included. When the input image shown in FIG. 2 is input to the image reading unit 100 by a scanning function or the like, the image reading unit 100 optically reads the input image and converts it into electronic data. The converted electronic data is transmitted to the object separation processing unit 111 in the controller unit 110 via a dedicated interface.

  The object separation processing unit 111 recognizes an object included in the electronic data generated by the image reading unit 100 and divides the electronic data for each object. At that time, the object separation processing unit 111 extracts the outline of each recognized object. For example, in FIG. 2, squares and circles that are outlines of square and round objects are extracted. Image data of each object and contour data representing the extracted contour are transmitted to the packet generator 112. The packet generation unit 112 has object data generation means for generating object data in which information about an object is collected using image data and contour line data of the object. In the present embodiment, the object data is generated as packet data having a predetermined field. As shown in FIG. 2, the packet data, that is, the object data includes image data of the object and metadata including outline data and other information about the object. The packet data generated by the packet generator 112 in units of objects is stored in the hard disk 119 via the cross bus switch 117.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a layout of the operation unit 120 which is a user interface. In the present embodiment, a touch panel sheet is attached to the surface of the display unit 123. A user can give a corresponding instruction to the image forming apparatus 10 by touching an instructed portion of the display unit 123. As shown in FIG. 3, the input unit 124 includes a start key 1241, a stop key 1242, and LED displays 1243 and 1244. The start key 1241 is used, for example, when starting an image reading operation by the image reading unit 100. Such an operation can be stopped by pressing the stop key 1242. The LED indications 1243 and 1244 indicate the state of the start key 1241, and can indicate, for example, a state where the start key 1241 can be used or cannot be used. Alternatively, an LED display may indicate which function such as a scan function or a print function is started.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of packet data according to the present embodiment. As described above, the paper reading document is converted into electronic data in the image reading unit 100, and packet data is generated for each object included in the electronic data in the packet generation unit 112. Each of such a plurality of packet data is given an object ID and is tabulated and stored in the hard disk 119.

  FIG. 4A is a diagram conceptually illustrating an object table 401 including packet data to which object IDs “0” to “4” are assigned. Each packet data 400 includes a packet header 402, image data 403, and metadata 404. Information such as the size of the packet data 400 is stored in the packet header 402. The image data 403 stores image data indicating object data, and the metadata 404 stores object outline data and the like.

  FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the packet header 402. As shown in FIG. 4B, the packet header 402 includes fields 405, 406, and 407. Information indicating the type of the packet data 400 is stored in the field 405. For example, an object ID for identifying the packet data 400 may be stored in the field 405. Information indicating the overall size of the packet data 400 is stored in the field 406. The field 407 stores a metadata offset indicating the size from the start address of the packet data 400 to the start address of the metadata 404. Accordingly, the start address of the metadata is calculated as in the following equation (1).

Metadata start address = packet data start address + metadata offset (1)
FIG. 4C is a diagram illustrating a configuration of metadata. As shown in FIG. 4C, the metadata 404 includes a meta header 408 and fields 409, 410, 411, 412. In the meta header 408, information indicating the overall size of the metadata 404 is stored. In the fields 409 and 410, the outline data of the object is stored. The field 411 stores object owner information such as the name of the user who owns the object. Further, the field 412 stores public information indicating a range that is disclosed when an object is displayed on the display unit 123. Details of the fields 411 and 412 will be described later. In both fields 409 and 410, the outline data of the object is stored.

  In the present embodiment, the outline data of an object can be stored as two types of data, vector data and raster data. Vector data is, for example, data obtained by overlapping the contour lines of an object with grid lines at arbitrary intervals and obtaining the intersection coordinates of the grid lines and the contour line of the object. The raster data is, for example, data acquired as a collection of pixel information, and these two types of data are generally known as data that digitally represents an image.

  Here, when the outline of the object is acquired as vector data, the vector data is stored in the field 409. When the contour line of the object is acquired as raster data, the raster data is stored in the field 410. Hereinafter, the data stored in the field 409 is referred to as “outline vector data”, and the data stored in the field 410 is referred to as “outline raster data”.

  As shown in FIG. 4C, the meta header 408 includes a field 413 and a field 414. The field 413 stores “outline vector offset” indicating the size from the start address of the metadata to the start address of the field 409 in which the outline vector data is stored. The field 414 stores “outline raster offset” indicating the size from the top address of the metadata to the top address of the field 410 where outline raster data is stored. Accordingly, the head addresses of the fields 409 and 410 are calculated by the following equations (2) and (3).

Start address of field 409 = start address of packet data + metadata offset + outline vector offset (2)
Start address of field 410 = start address of packet data + metadata offset + outline raster offset (3)
The object table 401 further stores a correspondence between the object ID and the head address of each packet data 400 corresponding to the object ID. For example, the head address corresponding to the object ID “3” may be stored as pointer information from the head address of the packet data corresponding to the object ID “0”. Therefore, the top addresses of the fields 409 and 410 of the packet data 400 identified by the desired object ID included in the object table 401 are calculated by the following equations (4) and (5).

Start address of field 409 = object table [x] + metadata offset + outline vector offset (4)
Start address of field 410 = object table [x] + metadata offset + outline raster offset (5)
In Expressions (4) and (5), the object table [x] indicates the head address of the packet data 400 identified by the desired object ID.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, a paper document is read by the image reading unit 100, and a plurality of packet data generated in units of objects are stored in the hard disk 119 as the object table 401. Further, the contour line data for a desired object can be referred to from the object table 401 by the equation (4) or (5).

  Next, a procedure for the user to print the object data stored in the hard disk 119 will be described. First, the user uses the operation unit 120 shown in FIG. 3 to select a desired object, a page layout, or the like. For example, when the user selects a desired object and page layout, the object drawing unit 118 shown in FIG. 1 reads the selected object from the hard disk 119. The object drawing unit 118 draws an object while adjusting the resolution, the rotation angle, and the like according to the page layout specified by the user. Further, the object drawing unit 118 generates a raster image by superimposing the drawn objects. The raster image generated in the object drawing unit 118 is output to the printer unit 130 and printed.

  Next, an operation for displaying a list of a plurality of objects stored in the hard disk 119 on the display unit 123 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing for displaying a list of objects according to the present embodiment. In step S501, when the user operates the input unit 124, a menu for displaying a list of objects is displayed on the display unit 123. FIG. 6A is a diagram illustrating an example of a menu screen displayed on the display unit 123.

  Next, in step S502, the user selects whether to display the list of objects in the simple mode or the detailed mode. That is, the display mode to be displayed can be selected. Here, for example, as shown in FIG. 6A, when the user selects the “object list display” menu, a sub-menu that allows selection of “simple mode” and “detailed mode” is displayed. You may do it. When “simple mode” is selected in step S502, the DMA 116 refers to the object table stored in the hard disk 119. For example, the DMA 116 refers to the metadata offset stored in the packet header 402 identified by the object ID “0” in the object table. The DMA 116 calculates the start address of the metadata 404 using the equation (1), and refers to the outline vector offset stored in the field 413 in the meta header 408.

  Next, the DMA 116 reads out the outline vector data in the field 409 included in the metadata 404 according to the equation (5), and stores it in the display memory 122.

  Next, the DMA 116 refers to the metadata offset stored in the packet header 402 identified by the object ID “1”, and repeats the processing as described above.

  As a result, the DMA 116 reads out outline vector data for the object ID “1” and stores it in the display memory 122.

  Next, outline vector data corresponding to the number of objects stored in the display memory 122 is converted into raster data having a resolution suitable for the display unit 123 in the contour drawing unit 121. In step S503, the converted raster data is displayed on the display unit 123. In step S503, since it is displayed in the simple mode, as shown in FIG. 6B, the square and round objects are displayed as a quadrangle and a circle as outlines.

  On the other hand, when “detail mode” is selected, in step S504, the CPU 114 detects whether or not the object drawing unit 118 is in a busy state based on a busy signal (not shown). Here, a case where the object drawing unit 118 is in a busy state will be described.

  The busy state means, for example, a state where the object drawing unit 118 is drawing using an object stored in the hard disk 119 or a state where a raster image is generated.

  In step 504, when the CPU 114 detects that the object drawing unit 118 is not busy, the image data of the packet data 400 corresponding to the number of objects is read to the object drawing unit 118. Here, in order to refer to image data in the packet data 400, for example, the header size of the packet header 402 may be stored in a part of the field 406. Further, the object data of the packet data 400 corresponding to the number of objects is converted into raster data having a resolution suitable for the display unit 123 in the object drawing unit 118. In step S507, the converted raster data is displayed on the display unit 123 via the cross bus switch 117 and the display memory 122. In step S507, since the object is displayed in the detailed mode, as shown in FIG. 6C, the object is displayed as a square object and a round object.

  On the other hand, when the CPU 114 detects that the object drawing unit 118 is busy in step S504, a list of objects is temporarily displayed in the simple mode in step S505. The processing in step S505 is the same as the description in steps S502 and S503. Here, for example, a message “currently in use of objects. List display in simple mode” may be displayed on the display unit 123. In step S506, the CPU 114 periodically monitors a busy signal, for example, and repeats the same determination as in step S504. In step S506, when the CPU 114 detects that the object drawing unit 118 is not busy, the object drawing unit 118 converts the image data of the packet data 400 for the list display into raster data.

  In step S 507, the converted raster data is displayed on the display unit 123 via the cross bus switch 117 and the display memory 122. In this case, the above-mentioned message “Currently in use of object. Display list in simple mode” is deleted.

  In step S504, when the object drawing unit 118 is busy, the display unit 123 may display, for example, “Currently using objects. Do you want to display a list in the simple mode?”, For example. In this case, if the user inputs an instruction not to display the list of objects, the processing shown in FIG. 5 may be terminated without displaying the list in the simple mode and the detailed mode.

  In this embodiment, the object stored in the hard disk 119 is displayed on the display unit 123 of the image forming apparatus 10, but is displayed on the display unit of the terminal 150 connected to the external network 140. Anyway. In that case, raster data generated in the contour drawing unit 121 and the object drawing unit 118 is transmitted to the terminal 150 via the network control unit 113 and the network 140 and displayed on the display unit of the terminal 150.

  As described above, the image forming apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment is provided with a mode for displaying only the outline of an object in addition to a mode for displaying an image of the object. Has an object display control means for displaying. When a list of objects with only outlines is displayed, the reaction time of the display screen can be much shorter than when displaying the substance of an object. Therefore, when a large number of objects are displayed in a list, user convenience can be greatly improved. Even when the objects are displayed as a list in the simple mode, the outline of the object is displayed, so that the user can know what objects are registered as a list.

  Next, a procedure in which a user sets a disclosure range for other users for an object will be described. In the present embodiment, when an object is stored in the hard disk 119, a range of users who can view the object can be designated. Hereinafter, a user who sets a disclosure range for an object is particularly referred to as an object owner.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen on which the object owner sets an object disclosure range. When the object owner stores the object in the hard disk 119, for example, the item “set object disclosure range” is selected from the command menu displayed on the display unit 123. A screen as shown in FIG. 7A is displayed on the display unit 123. As shown to (a) of FIG. 7, in this embodiment, when an object is browsed by other users by simple mode, and when it is browsed by other users by detailed mode, the disclosure range individually Can be set. In FIG. 7A, the object owner has selected the simple mode on the menu. Further, the sub menu is opened when the simple mode is selected. Further, the object owner can set a range in which the object is disclosed in the simple mode in the submenu. In FIG. 7A, the user has selected “all”. As a result, all users whose user IDs are registered in the image forming apparatus 10 can browse the object set by the object owner in the simple mode.

  In FIG. 7B, the object owner has selected the detailed mode on the menu. Further, the sub menu is opened when the detailed mode is selected. Further, the object owner can set a range in which the object is disclosed in the detailed mode in the submenu. In FIG. 7B, the object owner has selected “group” and “group B” as the group information, for example. As a result, only users belonging to the group represented by “group B” can view the object set by the object owner in the detailed mode.

  As described above, when the object owner sets the disclosure range of the object, the CPU 114 acquires setting information from the operation unit 120 and transmits the setting information to the packet generation unit 112.

  The packet generator 112 stores the user ID of the object owner in the field 411 shown in FIG. 4C, and the disclosure range information in the field 412.

  Next, processing performed when the user displays a list of objects for which the disclosure range is set will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing processing when displaying a list of objects for which a disclosure range is set according to the present embodiment. First, in step S <b> 801, a login screen for performing user authentication is displayed on the display unit 123 or the display unit of the terminal 150. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a layout of a screen for performing user authentication. The user can input a user ID and a password as data to be authenticated on the login screen as shown in FIG.

  In step S <b> 802, as shown in FIG. 6A, the user displays the “object list display” menu on the display unit 123 and selects “simple mode” or “detailed mode”.

  If it is determined in step S803 that the “simple mode” has been selected by the user, the process proceeds to step S806.

  In step S806, the DMA 116 searches for the user ID of the user and the object ID “0” stored in the hard disk 119 and refers to the field 412 of the packet data 400. If the user ID of the user is included in the disclosure range data stored in the field 412, the object is stored in the display memory 122 and displayed on the display unit 123 in the simple mode ( Step S807).

  On the other hand, if the user ID is not included in the disclosure range data stored in the field 412, the process proceeds to step S808 without displaying the object. In step S808, the DMA 116 searches for the next object ID “1” and returns to step S803. If it is determined in step S808 that all objects have been searched, the process ends.

  In the above description, display processing (S807) is performed for each object. In step S807, the objects are stored in the display memory 122, and after step S808, all objects are displayed on the display unit 123. Anyway.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S803 that the “detail mode” has been selected by the user, the process proceeds to step S804. In step S804, the DMA 116 searches for the user ID of the user and the object ID “0” stored in the hard disk 119 and refers to the field 412 of the packet data 400. If the user ID of the user is included in the disclosure range data stored in the field 412, the object is displayed in the detailed mode (step S805), and the process proceeds to step S808. On the other hand, if the user ID is not included in the disclosure range data stored in the field 412, the process proceeds to step S806. Step S806 and subsequent steps are the same as those already described. That is, when the user cannot browse the object in the detailed mode, the image forming apparatus 10 tries whether or not the object can be displayed in the simple mode. If the object can be displayed in the simple mode, the object is displayed in the simple mode. If the object cannot be displayed in the simple mode, the object is not displayed.

  In the above description, display processing (S805 and S807) is performed for each object. However, as in the simple mode, all objects may be displayed on the display unit 123 after step S808. Here, when the object is displayed in the simple mode in step S807, the object owner and contact information may be displayed. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the owner and contact information of an object displayed in the simple mode are displayed. As shown in FIG. 10, square objects are displayed in the detailed mode, and round objects are displayed in the simple mode. For the round object, the owner information and the e-mail address as the contact information are displayed in a balloon. Such processing is realized, for example, by the DMA 116 referring to the object owner information stored in the field 411 of the packet data 400. The user can contact the object owner by the owner and contact information displayed on the display unit 123, and can obtain permission to publish the object in the detailed mode. Further, when the object owner changes the setting of the object disclosure range on the screen as shown in FIG. 7, the corresponding user can view the object in the detailed mode.

  In step S804 shown in FIG. 8, when the user ID of the user is included in the data of the disclosure range stored in the field 412, the busy state of the object drawing unit 118 is detected as described in FIG. You may be made to do. FIG. 11 is a flowchart in which processing for determining the busy state of the object drawing unit is added when the detailed mode is displayed in FIG. In step S1101, it is determined whether or not the object drawing unit 118 is busy. If the object drawing unit 118 is not busy, the object is displayed in the detailed mode in step S805, and the process proceeds to step S808 to search for the next object. On the other hand, if the object drawing unit 118 is busy, it is determined in step S1102 whether or not the object can be disclosed in the simple mode, as in step S806. If the object can be disclosed in the simple mode, the object is displayed in the simple mode (step S1103), and the process proceeds to step S1104. If the object cannot be disclosed in the simple mode, nothing is displayed for the corresponding object, and the process proceeds to step S1104.

  In step S1104, as in step S1101, it is determined whether or not the object drawing unit 118 is busy.

  When the busy state of the object drawing unit 118 is canceled in step S1101, the process proceeds to step S805, and the object is displayed in the detailed mode.

  In step S1103 or 1104 in FIG. 11, a message “Currently in use of object. Display in simple mode” may be displayed on the display unit 123. At that time, the processing shown in FIGS. 8 and 11 may be stopped using the stop key 1242 or the like.

  As described above, when a user scans a paper document and saves it as an object, or when a new object is generated by reusing a registered object, the user sets a viewing / opening range of the object. be able to.

  Further, even a user who can view the object only in the simple mode can contact the object owner and request the setting of the object disclosure in the detailed mode by the display as shown in FIG. At that time, when the object owner reads the object stored in the hard disk 119 and saves it again, the object owner may reset it on the screen as shown in FIG. Accordingly, each user of the image forming apparatus 10 can easily set the object disclosure range. As a result, for example, the administrator of the image forming apparatus 10 does not have to manage and set the disclosure range information for a plurality of objects, so the burden on the administrator can be reduced.

In the present invention, an operating system (OS) operating on a computer performs part or all of actual processing based on an instruction of a program code (image processing program), and the processing of the above-described embodiment is performed by the processing. This includes cases where functions are realized. Furthermore, the present invention is also applied to the case where the program code read from the storage medium is written into a memory provided in a function expansion card inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer. In that case, the CPU of the function expansion card or function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing based on the instruction of the written program code, and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing. .

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an image processing apparatus and an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the concept which produces | generates object data. It is a figure which shows an example of the layout of the operation part which is a user interface. It is a figure which shows the structure of the packet data which concern on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which performs the list display of the object which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen of the menu displayed on a display part. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen which an object owner sets the disclosure range of an object. It is a flowchart which shows the process in the case of displaying as a list the object to which the disclosure range was set based on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the layout of the screen which performs user authentication. It is a figure which shows an example in which the owner and contact information of the object displayed by simple mode were displayed. FIG. 9 is a flowchart in which processing for determining a busy state of an object drawing unit is added when the detailed mode is displayed in FIG. 8.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Image forming apparatus 11 Image processing apparatus 100 Image reading part 110 Controller part 111 Object separation processing part 112 Packet generation part 113 Network control part 114 CPU
115 Memory 116 DMA
117 Cross bus switch 118 Object drawing unit 119 Hard disk 120 Operation unit 121 Outline drawing unit 122 Display memory 123 Display unit 124 Input unit 130 Printer unit 140 Network 150 Terminal 400 Packet data 402 Packet header 403 Object data 404 Metadata 405, 406, 407 , 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414 Area 408 Meta header 1241 Start key 1242 Stop key 1243, 1244 LED display

Claims (8)

Storage means for extracting object image data and outline data of the object included in the image data from image data representing a document, and storing object data including the extracted image data and outline data of the object When,
First conversion means for converting outline data of the object included in the object data into raster data indicating the outline of the object;
Second conversion means for converting image data of the object included in the object data into raster data of the object;
A receiving means for accepting designation of a display mode;
Display means for displaying raster data of the object or raster data indicating an outline of the object;
Display control means for causing the display means to display raster data of the object or raster data indicating the outline of the object according to the display mode received by the receiving means ,
The display control means includes
The display mode received by the receiving unit is a simple mode in which raster data indicating the contour of the object is displayed on the display unit, or a detailed mode in which raster data indicating the contour of the object is displayed on the display unit. First judging means for judging whether or not,
When the first determination unit determines that the simple mode is selected, the first conversion unit converts the object outline data stored by the storage unit into raster data indicating the object outline, First simplified display control means for causing the display means to display raster data indicating the contour of the converted object;
A second determination unit that determines whether the second conversion unit is busy when the first determination unit determines that the detailed mode is set;
When it is determined by the second determination means that the second conversion means is busy, the outline data of the object stored in the first conversion means by the storage means is used as the outline of the object. Second simple display control means for converting the display data into raster data and displaying the converted raster data indicating the outline of the object on the display means;
If the second determination means determines that the second conversion means is not busy, the image data of the object stored in the storage means in the second conversion means is converted into raster data of the object. is allowed, the image processing device characterized by the raster data converted the object and a detailed display control means for displaying on the display means. The object data further includes public information indicating a range in which the object can be disclosed in each of the simple mode and the detailed mode ,
The display control means includes a third judgment means for judging whether or not the user who designates the display mode belongs to a range that can be disclosed in the simple mode, and the user who designates the display mode And a fourth determination means for determining whether or not it belongs to a range that can be disclosed in the mode,
The first simple display control means is determined by the first determination means to be in the simple mode, and the third determination means is determined to belong to a range that can be disclosed by the user in the simple mode. In this case, raster data indicating the contour of the object converted by the first conversion unit is displayed on the display unit, while the first determination unit determines that the simple mode is selected, and the first When it is determined by the determination means 3 that the user does not belong to the range that can be disclosed in the simple mode, raster data indicating the outline of the object is not displayed on the display means,
The second determination means is determined to be in the detailed mode by the first determination means, and when the fourth determination means determines that the user belongs to a range that can be disclosed in the detailed mode. , Determine whether the second conversion means is busy,
The second simple display control means can determine that the second conversion means is in a busy state by the second determination means and can be disclosed by the user in the simple mode by the third determination means. When it is determined that the object belongs to the range, raster data indicating the contour of the object converted by the first conversion unit is displayed on the display unit, while the second conversion unit displays the raster data. When the means is determined to be busy, and the third determination means determines that the user does not belong to a range that can be disclosed in the simple mode, raster data indicating the outline of the object is displayed. Without displaying on the means,
The detailed display control means displays the raster data of the object converted by the second conversion means when the second determination means determines that the second conversion means is not busy. To display
The image processing apparatus according to claim 1. The public information, as a range which can be the public, the image processing apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that it comprises a group information indicating the group to which the user can publish belongs. When the first simple display control means or the second simple display control means displays the raster data indicating the contour of the object on the display means, the display control means displays raster data indicating the contour of the object. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein owner information of the object is displayed. When the second simplified display control means causes the display means to display raster data indicating the contour of the object converted by the first conversion means, the display control means is configured to display the second conversion means. Further comprising a detecting means for detecting that it is not busy by monitoring
  The detail display means, when the detection means detects that the second conversion means is not busy, the image data of the object stored by the storage means in the second conversion means. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image processing apparatus is converted into raster data, and the raster data of the converted object is displayed on the display unit. An image processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 ,
An image input means for inputting image data of the document to be extracted before Kio object by the image processing apparatus,
An image forming apparatus, further comprising: output means for outputting the object data stored by the image processing apparatus. Storage means for extracting object image data and outline data of the object included in the image data from image data representing a document, and storing object data including the extracted image data and outline data of the object When,
First conversion means for converting outline data of the object included in the object data into raster data indicating the outline of the object;
Second conversion means for converting image data of the object included in the object data into raster data of the object;
An image processing method executed in an image processing apparatus comprising: display means for displaying raster data of the object or raster data indicating an outline of the object,
An accepting step in which the accepting means of the image processing device accepts designation of a display mode;
The display control unit of the image processing apparatus includes a display control step of causing the display unit to display raster data of the object or raster data indicating an outline of the object according to the display mode received in the reception step.
The display control step includes
The display mode received in the receiving step is a simple mode in which raster data indicating the outline of the object is displayed on the display means, or a detailed mode in which raster data indicating the outline of the object is displayed on the display means A first determination step of determining whether or not
If it is determined in the first determination step that the mode is the simple mode, the first conversion unit converts the object outline data stored in the storage unit into raster data indicating the outline of the object, A first simple display control step of displaying raster data indicating the converted outline of the object on the display means;
A second determination step of determining whether or not the second conversion means is busy when it is determined that the detailed mode is in the first determination step;
If it is determined in the second determination step that the second conversion unit is busy, the contour data of the object stored in the storage unit is stored in the first conversion unit as the contour of the object. A second simple display control step of converting the display data into raster data and displaying the converted raster data indicating the contour of the object on the display means;
If it is determined in the second determination step that the second conversion means is not busy, the image data of the object stored in the storage means in the second conversion means is converted into raster data of the object. And a detailed display control step of displaying the converted raster data of the object on the display means . Storage means for extracting object image data and outline data of the object included in the image data from image data representing a document, and storing object data including the extracted image data and outline data of the object When,
First conversion means for converting outline data of the object included in the object data into raster data indicating the outline of the object;
Second conversion means for converting image data of the object included in the object data into raster data of the object;
A receiving means for accepting designation of a display mode;
An image processing program for causing a computer to function as display control means for displaying the raster data of the object or raster data indicating the outline of the object on the display means according to the display mode received by the receiving means,
When functioning as the display control means,
The display mode received by the receiving unit is a simple mode in which raster data indicating the contour of the object is displayed on the display unit, or a detailed mode in which raster data indicating the contour of the object is displayed on the display unit. First determination means for determining whether there is,
If the first determination unit determines that the simple mode is selected, the first conversion unit converts the object outline data stored in the storage unit into raster data indicating the object outline, First simplified display control means for causing the display means to display raster data indicating the contour of the converted object;
A second determination unit that determines whether the second conversion unit is busy when the first determination unit determines that the detailed mode is set;
When it is determined by the second determination means that the second conversion means is busy, the outline data of the object stored in the storage means is stored in the first conversion means as the outline of the object. Second simple display control means for converting the display data into raster data and displaying the converted raster data indicating the outline of the object on the display means;
When the second determination means determines that the second conversion means is not busy, the image data of the object stored in the storage means in the second conversion means is converted into raster data of the object. is allowed, the image processing program for causing a raster data converted the object a computer to function as a detailed display control means for displaying on the display means.

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